
Tbh I don't know how Haesoo would have interpreted it in the way you suggested.
When Joowon said infamous words, just after that he mentioned that he would probably be send away abroad, that they wouldn't see each other again (and that at least "we can still keep seeing each other. Even if it's just like that"). etc.
So it would be weird for Haesoo to interpret it that Joowon cared about others' opinion.
At restaurant it was also clear...like he was there. He saw how Joowon got angry when fans surrounded them and the wine was spilled on him. How he didn't care about what they thought about him, he wasn't trying to be polite because they crossed the line.
So it would be illogical for Haesoo to interpret it in that way imo.
this might sound salty buts it’s not, it’s just hard to phrase rhetorical questions without sounding angry lmao. (although i am lil sad)
regarding a taku x haesoo ending i just have so many questions for the author if this was what she intended the entire time. first and foremost, why drag the plot? taku was very much the favorite (at least in America) 20 chapters ago when h+j split. she definitely could’ve found a way for haesoo’s closure then, then have the remaining chapters be about h+t’s relationship and have this be a story about moving on, but she DIDN’T. instead, she chose to drag it on for 80+ chapters and bring joowon back into this mess, bringing his fans hopes up—which is plain cruel.
second, why drag joowon through hell and back only to have haesoo, literally his only support group, abandon him? *insert cardi b’s ‘what was the reason?!’”* like, i’m gonna need to have a serious talk with haesoo if he sees how much of a mess joowon is, decides it best to tell him “I’ve moved on bitch”, abandons him in the middle of a scandal, and then proceeded to happily chomp ramen with taku like nothing ever happened. like i knew my boy haesoo was ruthless but not SATAN.
lastly, did anyone ever figure out what the title meant? “Love or Hate”, is that referring to Haesoo’s feelings? because he’s never hated taku, so the only way i could see this being a relevant title was if this was about how haesoo felt about joowon. and then this title wouldn’t make sense with h + t ending. in conclusion, please end my misery and this series already oops
sincerely, a sad and confused joowon stan.